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title: npm-uninstall
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description: Remove a package
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### Synopsis

```bash
npm uninstall [<@scope>/]<pkg>[@<version>]... [-S|--save|--no-save]

aliases: remove, rm, r, un, unlink
```

### Description

This uninstalls a package, completely removing everything npm installed on its behalf.

It also removes the package from the `dependencies`, `devDependencies`, `optionalDependencies`, and `peerDependencies` objects in your `package.json`.

Futher, if you have an `npm-shrinkwrap.json` or `package-lock.json`, npm will update those files as well.

`--no-save` will tell npm not to remove the package from your `package.json`, `npm-shrinkwrap.json`, or `package-lock.json` files.

`--save` or `-S` will tell npm to remove the package from your `package.json`, `npm-shrinkwrap.json`, and `package-lock.json` files. This is the default, but you may need to use this if you have for instance `save=false` in your `npmrc` file

In global mode (ie, with `-g` or `--global` appended to the command), it uninstalls the current package context as a global package. `--no-save` is ignored in this case.

Scope is optional and follows the usual rules for [`scope`](/cli/v7/using-npm/scope).

### Examples

```bash
npm uninstall sax
```

`sax` will no longer be in your `package.json`, `npm-shrinkwrap.json`, or `package-lock.json` files.

```bash
npm uninstall lodash --no-save
```

`lodash` will not be removed from your `package.json`, `npm-shrinkwrap.json`, or `package-lock.json` files.

### Configuration

#### `save`

- Default: true
- Type: Boolean

Save installed packages to a package.json file as dependencies.

When used with the `npm rm` command, removes the dependency from package.json.

#### `workspace`

- Default:
- Type: String (can be set multiple times)

Enable running a command in the context of the configured workspaces of the current project while filtering by running only the workspaces defined by this configuration option.

Valid values for the `workspace` config are either:

- Workspace names
- Path to a workspace directory
- Path to a parent workspace directory (will result to selecting all of the nested workspaces)

When set for the `npm init` command, this may be set to the folder of a workspace which does not yet exist, to create the folder and set it up as a brand new workspace within the project.

This value is not exported to the environment for child processes.

#### `workspaces`

- Default: false
- Type: Boolean

Enable running a command in the context of **all** the configured workspaces.

This value is not exported to the environment for child processes.

### See Also

- [npm prune](/cli/v7/commands/npm-prune)
- [npm install](/cli/v7/commands/npm-install)
- [npm folders](/cli/v7/configuring-npm/folders)
- [npm config](/cli/v7/commands/npm-config)
- [npmrc](/cli/v7/configuring-npm/npmrc)
